83. The Chair of GRVA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/45, a proposal for amendments to the Interpretation Document of UN Regulation No. 155, including the outcome of several workshops held among various Type Approval Authorities on how to implement the provision of UN Regulation No. 155.

84. WP.29 adopted the document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/45.

55. The expert from Japan, organizer of the workshops on the implementation of UN Regulation No. 155 presented GRVA-15-28, listing the questions raised as well as the provided answers and comments by the participants. He proposed that the table could be turned into an official working document in the near future. The experts from France, Germany and Italy expressed support for these activities and suggested that the table could be appended to the interpretation document on UN Regulation No. 155.

56. The expert from Canada mentioned that his Country issued Canada’s Vehicle Cyber Security Assessment Tool (VCAT), a voluntary self-assessment tool developed to help vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers assess the cyber security performance and resilience of their vehicles and vehicle components.

57. GRVA expressed its hope for the development of a UN GTR in that field and welcomed insights and experience sharing.

58. The expert from China recalled the purpose of the workshop on cyber security organized with the contracting parties to the 1958 and 1998 Agreement which provided useful information. He suggested to continue such an exchange.

59. GRVA welcomed the report (GRVA-15-27) on the outcomes of the workshops on implementation of UN Regulation No. 155, provided by the expert from Japan.

60. GRVA welcomed the continuation of workshops related to the implementation of UN Regulations Nos. 155 and 156. Given the existing document (GRVA-15-28) for the purpose of the 1958 and 1998 Agreement and the increasing global cooperation in the field of cyber security and software management, GRVA also encouraged the organization of workshops for the contracting parties of both Agreements.

61. The expert from France introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2023/5 aimed at clarifying the possibility to recognize the Cyber Security Management System Certificate of compliance delivered by other contracting parties. He mentioned the work done during the last workshop to update the initial wording of the explanation. He presented the outcome of the workshop reproduced in GRVA-15-21.

62. GRVA adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2023/5, as amended by GRVA-15-21 as well as GRVA-15-06. GRVA requested the secretariat to submit them as an amendment to the Interpretation Document for UN Regulation No. 155 to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2023 sessions.